Brush



H. HUNT.

BRUSH.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 11, 1919.

1,352,369., PatentedSept. 7,1920.

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BRUSH.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. '7, 1920.

Application filed April 11, 1919. Serial No. 289,196.

To (ZZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HOMER H NT a citizen of the United States, residing at Spring field, in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Brushes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to means for washing the ceilings of buildings and the prin-' cipal object of the invention is to provide a brush holder made in the form of a receptacle for holding the Water flowing from the brush.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for adjusting the brush in said receptacle so that the bristles of the brush may be kept with their ends projecting from the receptacle as the said bristles are worn down.

Still another object of the invention is to provide means for holding the device on the edge of a bucket to permit the water to drain from the receptacle and brush.

The invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through the device;

Fig. 2 is an end view;

Fig. 3 is a plan view.

In these views 1 indicates the receptacle which is provided with the flaring outer edge 2. The bottom of the receptacle is pro vided with the supports 3 for the handle 4:. A screw 5 is located in each corner of the receptacle with its head secured in the bosses 6 formed'in the bottom of the receptacle. The brush comprises the back 7 which carries the bristles 8. The bristle face of the brush back is of convex shape as shown so that the water will flow over said face to- J Ward the edges of the back. This back is provided with an opening 9 at each corner thereof through which the screws 5 are adapted to pass. l/Vashers 10 are adapted to be placed on the screws above and below the brush back and the parts are held in assembled position by the nuts 11 engaging the ends of the screws. The brush may be adjusted in the receptacle by placing the washers between the brush and bottom of the receptacle or removing said washers from this point and placing them on the top of the brush back. By this means when the bristles of the brush become worn so that they do not project far enough above the edge of the receptacle the brush may be raised by placing the washers under the same so that thebrush may be used until its bristles are worn down close to the back. I form recesses'l2 in the sides of the back to permit the water to pass to the bottom of the receptacle. It will thus be seen that the ceiling of a room may be scrubbed with my device without having the water splash over the person or over thefloor of the room.

. I place fingers 13 on the standards 3 so as to permit the device to be supported on the edge of the bucket so as to permit the water to drain from thebrush and receptaa rectangular receptacle having the upper portions of its side walls fiaringoutwardly, bolts connected with the bottom of the receptacle, a brush havingholes in its back 1 for receiving said bolts, washers on said bolts for spacing the brushfrom the bottom of the receptacle, nuts engaging the bolts for removably holding the brush in the receptacle, and a handle extending downwardly from the bottom of the receptacle.

In testimony whereof 1 Y HOMER HUNT.

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